Organize 4 major activities and 20 special activities, and nearly 800 companies are expected to participate in the exhibition

Hunan Daily, May 14 (All Media Reporter Huang Weixin) Today, the Information Office of the State Council held a press conference on the 13th Central China Investment and Trade Expo. The conference announced that the 13th Central China Investment and Trade Expo, with the theme of "Open Innovation and the Rise of Central China", will be held in Changsha, Hunan Province from May 31 to June 2.

Ling Ji, Vice Minister of Commerce and Deputy Representative of International Trade Negotiations, introduced that the Central China Expo has been successfully held for 12 sessions, which is an effective carrier for the country to implement the strategy of the rise of central China and an important platform for the six central provinces to expand foreign economic and trade exchanges and cooperation. The holding of this Central China Expo is a specific measure to implement the spirit of the symposium on promoting the rise of the central region in the new era and promote the high-level opening up of the central region, and will continue to build a cooperation platform for the rise and development of the central region in the new era.

At the press conference, Cao Zhiqiang, Vice Governor of Hunan Province, introduced that as the host of the 13th Central China Expo, Hunan sincerely invites guests from all walks of life to gather in Changsha to seek a blueprint of "Open Innovation and the Rise of Central China". He introduced that this year's Central China Expo will organize 4 major activities, 20 special activities and field visits to the city, state and park. As a major event of this Central China Expo, the Central China Investment Promotion Conference innovatively set up a dialogue session between the governors of the six central provinces to discuss their respective measures to promote the rise of central China in the new era. The expo will also focus on key industries, key areas and key regions to carry out a series of thematic matchmaking negotiations. For example, focusing on the "4×4" modern industrial system, the investment promotion of the modern petrochemical industry chain, the docking of industrial digital financial cooperation, the roadshow of medical device innovation and entrepreneurship projects, and the international agricultural machinery and smart agriculture innovation and development matchmaking meeting will be held.

According to preliminary statistics, nearly 60 foreign institutions, chambers of commerce and associations from various countries, and nearly 100 multinational companies have signed up to participate in the expo, and nearly 800 enterprises are expected to participate in the exhibition, including more than 180 overseas exhibitors.